Toni Laaksonen
Professor of Animal Ecology
Areas of expertise
animal behaviour; applied ecology; conservation biology; life history evolution; population ecology; predator-prey interactions
animal behaviour; applied ecology; conservation biology; life history evolution; population ecology; predator-prey interactions
Biography
I am a professor of animal ecology at the Department of Biology, University of Turku. Before this position I was working as a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) 2018-2019, as a university lecturer and Academy research fellow at the University of Turku (2011-2017) and as a senior curator and Academy research fellow at Finnish Museums of Natural History, University of Helsinki (2009-2010). I gained both my MSc (2000) and PhD (2003) in Turku and worked as a post doc in Turku and in the Netherlands institute of Ecology (2005) before the Academy fellowships.
I am a professor of animal ecology at the Department of Biology, University of Turku. Before this position I was working as a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) 2018-2019, as a university lecturer and Academy research fellow at the University of Turku (2011-2017) and as a senior curator and Academy research fellow at Finnish Museums of Natural History, University of Helsinki (2009-2010). I gained both my MSc (2000) and PhD (2003) in Turku and worked as a post doc in Turku and in the Netherlands institute of Ecology (2005) before the Academy fellowships.
Research
My research interests range from animal behaviour and population ecology to multitrophic ecological interactions and evaluation of conservation strategies. My current main study systems are the hole-breeding animal community, waterfowl and birds of prey. See my publications in GoogleScholar profile or Publons ResearcherID profile (link above) because not all are listed below in the University of Turku database.
My research interests range from animal behaviour and population ecology to multitrophic ecological interactions and evaluation of conservation strategies. My current main study systems are the hole-breeding animal community, waterfowl and birds of prey. See my publications in GoogleScholar profile or Publons ResearcherID profile (link above) because not all are listed below in the University of Turku database.
Publications 
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- Lintujen rengastustoiminnan keskeytyminen olisi iso tutkimus- ja imagotappio Suomelle (2021)
- Helsingin Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Major population splits coincide with episodes of rapid climate change in a forest-dependent bird (2021)
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Metsätilastoja on syytä katsoa kokonaisuutena (2021)
- Helsingin Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Poiston ja ”opettamisen” tehoa tutkitaan. Kosteikkojen supikoirat kuriin (2021)
- Metsästäjä
(E1 Popularised article) - Spatial and dietary sources of elevated mercury exposure in white-tailed eagle nestlings in an Arctic freshwater environment (2021)
- Environmental Pollution
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Indo-European flyway: Opportunities and constraints reflected by Common Rosefinches breeding across Europe (2021)
- Journal of Biogeography
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Uhanalaisluokitus joustamaton metsästyssääntelyyn (2021)
- Maaseudun Tulevaisuus
(E1 Popularised article) - Age and sex differences in numerical responses, dietary shifts, and total responses of a generalist predator to population dynamics of main prey (2020)
- Oecologia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Climate change and perishable food hoards of an avian predator: Is the freezer still working? (2020)
- Global Change Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Diet and breeding habitat preferences of White-tailed Eagles in a northern inland environment (2020)
- Polar Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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